Monday, January 27, 2014

I've been feeling like my hair has been loosing its density as I age, but when I see these pictures it looks very much the same as it did when I was younger. I need to stop worrying so much!

I am now entering a phase where I want it all dark again though :-/

I may waylay my plans for length for a little bit while I trim the rest of the color out over the summer. I thought about putting a rinse over it, but I finally have the majority of my natural color now, so I don't want to mask it with anything.

The process to blow dry it was simple:

I split my wet hair into 6 twisted sections then put a turbie towel on for about 20 minutes to absorb access water.

I then applied the Nubian Heritage Honey Black seed heat protectant leave in and then foam with avocado oil on top for shine.

I used the tension method to mostly dry my detangled hair on medium heat while held taught.

Then used higher heat and the comb attachment to smooth it out a bit more. It probably took about 5-8 min per section.

I twisted it up after the blow out and then wore the twists for most of last week in various up-dos.
Over the weekend I finger combed it and put it in much larger twists with curlers and the last pic is the result of that.

Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Just before the holiday break I went to a few holiday gatherings at friends houses. A Friday night and then a Sat night back to back. One was a wine party and the other a game party. I wore my hair big for these too but didn't stretch it out with heat, only pineappling at night. I used Castor oil, Nubian heritage Honey Blackseed leave-in and Wetline Extreme gel. I diffused pretty well before going out into the cold, so it worked out pretty well.

I didn't get pictures on the first 2 days but here is day 3 hair :)

I didn't lose any curl pattern since the Press in early December. Phewww!

Around the house I had it like this, and by the end of that week I was wearing it like below and in buffs to work. I have to wear a headband when I wear it out now because I'm growing my bang out again, for now. So my hair hits awkwardly on my face when not stretched.